Ilana Lucas
Contributor at BroadwayWorld
Playing a part in the Great Theatre of Life. Dramaturg. Globe&Mail/BroadwayWorld/Intermission critic and President of the CTCA. English professor. Soprano.
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broadwayworld.com | Ilana Lucas
What do you do when staring into the mirror brings you grief? You stare at it anyway. A STRANGE LOOP might seem like a strange title for a musical, a cognitive science term coined by Douglas Hofstadter that revolves around the creation of self-identity. Having no innate essence of being or personality, the mind creates symbolic value from events, impressions, and thoughts, proceeding to weave a tapestry of self that soon takes its own word as evidence.
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broadwayworld.com | Ilana Lucas
What do you do when your neighbour to the south starts keeping you up at night? He’s inconsiderate, ignorant, and keeps talking about annexing your house. Second City’s Duel Citizens, in the company’s 90th mainstage review, tells that neighbour in no uncertain terms to get off our collective lawn, in its usual sprightly and entertaining fashion. Duel Citizens isn’t entirely political; far from it, in fact, and the most clearly political references aren’t necessarily its hardest-hitting moments.
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1 week ago |
intermissionmagazine.ca | Ilana Lucas
int(112301) iPhoto caption: Photo by Dahlia Katz. The first thing you hear is the sound of choking.
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1 week ago |
broadwayworld.com | Ilana Lucas
Hospitality is at the core of Kevin Matthew Wong’s Hakka culture, and in BENEVOLENCE, he more than does his ancestors proud. As he introduces his story with a miniature lion dance puppet and invites audience members to bang pots to add to the excitement before partaking in snacks, he explains that Hakka means “guest people.” For permanent guests, a warm welcome holds great importance.
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2 weeks ago |
broadwayworld.com | Ilana Lucas
Within the larger space of Buddies in Bad Times’ Chamber, set designer Jung-Hye Kim’s constrained, small box of a playing space looks like it could be either a present or a trap, a Kinder Egg of theatre housing Vanessa Sears’ luminous solo performance. Kim’s box represents the suffocating limits under which Millennial Londoner Myah operates.
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#review to come, but I loved the heartfelt, welcoming BENEVOLENCE by Kevin Matthew Wong @tarragontheatre. Richly drawn characters in a tightly-structured monologue, a journey of discovery of Hakka identity with fun visual surprises and lots of humour. See it! #theatre #theaTO
Review: MAHABHARATA @canadianstage from @WhyNotTheatreTO is an achievement in epic storytelling #theatre #theaTO @CTCAreviews https://t.co/KZb7Uac8NC
The Little Prince at Theatre Passe Muraille by Deaf artist and storyteller Landon Krentz and Inside Out Theatre is a great concept with little joys, but needs more clarity in the big picture #theatre #theaTO @CTCAreviews https://t.co/jANHf8Mk2O
